Eclipse

We play two truths and a lie—Atlas Obscura style.

Mementos of the sky, sealed in the ground.

Our Hot Springs eclipse hub transformed into a magical celebration of music, art, science, and the cosmos. See for yourself.

Watch the moon’s shadow from an Icelandic cliff or the Great Wall of China.

Want to relive the eclipse? Then, listen up.

Author Christopher Cokinos can’t get enough of the moon.

There's something shady about the idea that an ancient rock carving on a Neolithic tomb in Ireland depicts the Moon blotting out the Sun.

The Mountain West helped put American science on the map during the 1878 total solar eclipse, and it's the place to be for the next big American eclipse.

From Monty Python’s “Galaxy Song” to Hans Zimmer’s “Time.”

From spotting mysterious shadow bands to proving Einstein right (again), there's more to eclipse viewing than just looking up.

For this NASA ambassador, religion and stargazing go hand in hand.

They’re continuing a long, prehistoric tradition of science art.

During the 1869 total solar eclipse, astronomers thought they had discovered a new element. They were wrong, and the truth was much weirder.

The town of Carbondale sits in the middle of an astronomical crossroads.

Don't be like Sir Isaac Newton, who nearly blinded himself during an eclipse.

New research explains the science behind the sudden disappearance of fluffy cumulus clouds during a solar eclipse.

It’s a dark and final curtain for both the sun and many fictional characters.